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. >> reporter: it is the influence of wayne lapierre and the national rifle association that makes gun advocates like diane feinstein, to say it will be an uphill battle. >> they come after you, they put together large amounts of money to defeat you. >> reporter: but he is on a mission to convince his colleagues. >> we need to wake members up to the fact if they want to do the right thing and join us on gun reform, there is not a political referendum like maybe a decade or two ago. >> reporter: during the 2010 campaign, the nra flooded the area with ads regarding guns, and sherrod brown, and figures for the nonresponsive politics shows that the nra spent over $4 million on the senate campaigns, losing seven out of eight races where they spent over $100,000. money is not the only way to measure influence. >> i think that the nra as a single issue group, is extremely potent as a political force out there. and even though their success rate was less than 50% with their outside spending in the last election, they have these members, millions of members they can mobilize who are strongly mo
. >> reporter: it is the influence of wayne lapierre and the national rifle association that makes gun advocates like diane feinstein, to say it will be an uphill battle. >> they come after you, they put together large amounts of money to defeat you. >> reporter: but he is on a mission to convince his colleagues. >> we need to wake members up to the fact if they want to do the right thing and join us on gun reform, there is not a political referendum like maybe a decade...
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>> well, i think with the -- >> did you hear wayne lapierre give a good explanation? >> he gave an explanation, i don't think it was a good explanation. his explanation was, basically more bureaucracy. it creates more bureaucracy. but i know -- >> but it might save lives. >> it would save lives. it absolutely would save lives. jared loughner, the shooter in tucson, he actually had somewhat of a criminal background. he was an admitted drug user. he also was intent on mass murder and assassination. he went through a background check. now, if there was the correct information in the background check system, he would have been denied access to the gun, like 1.7 million americans have been since 1999, who should not have been able to buy a gun. now, obviously, in his case, he probably would have went to a gun show. that's why we need to close the gun show loophole. you know, the argument that criminals will often get the guns in some other manner, that's probably true in some cay cases. but i think in the case of what happened in tucson, certainly in that case, if he would
>> well, i think with the -- >> did you hear wayne lapierre give a good explanation? >> he gave an explanation, i don't think it was a good explanation. his explanation was, basically more bureaucracy. it creates more bureaucracy. but i know -- >> but it might save lives. >> it would save lives. it absolutely would save lives. jared loughner, the shooter in tucson, he actually had somewhat of a criminal background. he was an admitted drug user. he also was intent...
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. >> reporter: as the nra's executive director, wayne lapierre is the defender of gun rights. his prepared testimony released by the nra sounds familiar warnings. law-eye biding gun owners will not take responsibility for criminals nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own. he will have avid defenders on the committee holding the hearing, like orrin hatch. >> well, after years of being pushed around, it's tough for them not to be combative. wayne lapierre is one of the nicest, kindest people you'll ever meet but he really does believe in the second amendment, as do i. >> reporter: le go head to head with dianne feinstein. >> he makes his claim that everybody is entitled to these weapons. my view is, everybody is entitled to be safe. >> reporter: she called the nra veen nal but insists it's not personal with lapierre. >> he wants one thing, i want an entirely different thing. he's there for gun people, to allow them to have these guns regardless. they are fought virtually every kind of regulation. the time has come to change course. >> reporter: a
. >> reporter: as the nra's executive director, wayne lapierre is the defender of gun rights. his prepared testimony released by the nra sounds familiar warnings. law-eye biding gun owners will not take responsibility for criminals nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own. he will have avid defenders on the committee holding the hearing, like orrin hatch. >> well, after years of being pushed around, it's tough for them not to be combative. wayne...
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this is 1999, wayne lapierre, the executive vice president of the nra, said this. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> why was it reasonable in 1999, but from your perspective, not reasonable now? >> at that time, the nic system, the national instant background check system was being set up, and we support that system, and we supported it well. the problem is, the system is not working very well. it's overcrowded and if you dump more people into it, it's going to get worse. we've been urging that the system should be fixed so it works and -- >> if the system is fixed, will you support universal background checks? >> universal background checks and a check at a gun show are two different things. right now, under existing law, if the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms wanted to require people at a gun show to go to a booth that they had and have a background check, they could do that. when you talk about what they call a universal background check, that's very, very diffe
this is 1999, wayne lapierre, the executive vice president of the nra, said this. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> why was it reasonable in 1999, but from your perspective, not reasonable now? >> at that time, the nic system, the national instant background check system was being set up, and we support that system, and we supported it well. the problem is,...
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as for the nra, the gun lobby's outspoken wayne lapierre is holding a news conference to respond to the state of the union speech. as for the justice department study, the nra is not saying how it it got it. wolf? >> do we expect there to be separate votes on gun control, one on the magazines, one on assault-type weapons, one on universal background checks or are they going to try to wrap it up into comprehensive piece of legislation? >> i think that's undecided at this point. harry reid is a big gun enthusiast and what that office is saying right now whatever coming out of the judiciary committee, they are looking at an assault-weapons ban, high-capacity magazines and universal background checks will get a vote. there will be a vote on some of these measures. there will be amendments avow lowed. as for the president, he called for a vote and it looks like he'll get them. >> separate votes but -- >> he'll get votes. >> we'll see what he can achieve on these sensitive issues. jim acosta, thanks very much. >>> president obama hit the road today. >>> also, another day on a hot ship overflo
as for the nra, the gun lobby's outspoken wayne lapierre is holding a news conference to respond to the state of the union speech. as for the justice department study, the nra is not saying how it it got it. wolf? >> do we expect there to be separate votes on gun control, one on the magazines, one on assault-type weapons, one on universal background checks or are they going to try to wrap it up into comprehensive piece of legislation? >> i think that's undecided at this point. harry...
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i would not be -- >> have you spoken to wayne lapierre about this? >> i have not. i spoke to him a long time ago. i've been working with people within his organization and we've been transferring back and forth. >> the polls show the overwhelming majority of people want expanded background checks, even the majority of nra members want expanded background checks. let's talk about a couple of things. making it more difficult for the huge magazine clips. are you ready to deal with magazines? >> that's not in on legislation. our legislation has a commission on mass violence. everyone is being looking at the guns and, sure, that's the end result of what p happens. the the bottom line is how does one get a gun and use it improperly. mass violence, we need to address that. we do that in this bill. we have people with expertise of guns. if you're going to talk about a gun and you think it should be banned, you better know what it does and does not do. >> where do you stand on assault weapons ban? >> i do not support that. >> you want one piece of legislation that deals wit
i would not be -- >> have you spoken to wayne lapierre about this? >> i have not. i spoke to him a long time ago. i've been working with people within his organization and we've been transferring back and forth. >> the polls show the overwhelming majority of people want expanded background checks, even the majority of nra members want expanded background checks. let's talk about a couple of things. making it more difficult for the huge magazine clips. are you ready to deal...
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this is wayne lapierre defending gun owners rights after a shooting in new york. >> that's all you can think of is more regulations on honest people. a million times a year honest people use a gun in this country to defend themselves against criminals the system will not control. there's no gun control law that would have stopped this guy in new york city. >> if we had a ban on this type of weapon -- >> you're going to say you're going to ban all gun, a million people a year -- >> we're going to ban the guns that allowed this guy to walk through and shoot one after another, 22 people in a few seconds. ingeniously uses radar to alert you to possible collision threats. and in certain situations it can apply the brakes. introducing the all-new 2014 chevrolet impala with available crash imminent braking. always looking forward. while watching your back. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. and recently the 2013 chevrolet impala received the j.d. power award for highest ranked large car in initial quality. nascar is about excitement. but tracking all the action and hearing everythin
this is wayne lapierre defending gun owners rights after a shooting in new york. >> that's all you can think of is more regulations on honest people. a million times a year honest people use a gun in this country to defend themselves against criminals the system will not control. there's no gun control law that would have stopped this guy in new york city. >> if we had a ban on this type of weapon -- >> you're going to say you're going to ban all gun, a million people a year...
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wayne lapierre executive vice president of the nra issues a fundraising letter saying this. i warned you this day was coming and now it's here. it's not about protecting your children. it's not about stopping crime. it's about banning your guns period. so what are we seeing here? a real political campaign. >> on the one side you have the grassroots organization that the obama for america team use. now, they can't coordinate with the white house, wolf, on this, but they are using all of their apparatus to get out their grass root supporters because what they are trying to do is mobilize voters in much the same way that the nra has done over the years, which is make people who are for some kind of gun regulation, single issue voters and come out and pressure members of congress who may be wavering in gun states and say to them, you know, we want something done. on the other side is the nra which has a huge grassroots organization. they are trying to mobilize their own voters. you saw that e-mail. we spoke yesterday about this provocative ad talking about the president's childr
wayne lapierre executive vice president of the nra issues a fundraising letter saying this. i warned you this day was coming and now it's here. it's not about protecting your children. it's not about stopping crime. it's about banning your guns period. so what are we seeing here? a real political campaign. >> on the one side you have the grassroots organization that the obama for america team use. now, they can't coordinate with the white house, wolf, on this, but they are using all of...